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Live Auction

The Spring Offering of Fine & Decorative Arts

Sat, May 17, 2014 10:00AM EDT - Sun, May 18, 2014 10:00AM EDT
Lot 243

Horace Wolcott Robbins, Jr.

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

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(New York/Connecticut, 1842-1904) Keene Valley View, 1882, signed lower right "H. W. Robbins N.A. 1882" and inscribed verso on remant of exhibition label with title and "Horace Wolcott Robbins/51. W. 10th Street/New York", oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in.; modern gilt wood frame, lined with wax and linen, crackle, scattered retouch affecting less than 5% of surface, conservation by Ray Ketcham, Atlanta, 1972 (inscribed verso on lining). Notes: For a similar painting see Christie's New York, November 30, 2011, lot 134.. Provenance: Parke Bernet, purchased 1972; The Estate of Ray & Kitty Ketcham

Condition

lined with wax and linen, crackle, scattered retouch affecting less than 5% of surface, conservation by Ray Ketcham, Atlanta, 1972 (inscribed verso on lining)

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